During a night operation an LR35 was cleared to taxi to runway 9L. A landing air carrier off runway 9R was cleared to cross runway 9L 'and contact ground on the other side.' the LR35 did not have any lights on at all and the taxiing air carrier almost hit him as he entered the parallel taxiway K.

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Attributes
ACN	395047
Time
Date	199802
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Learjet 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	395047
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4700 flight time type : 425
ASRS Report	394716
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 75 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

We were cleared to taxi to runway 9L at phl. We were wbound on taxiway K. Another aircraft was cleared by tower to cross runway 9L, contact ground on other side. As we passed him, he hollered on ground that he had almost hit us. Ground control confirmed that we had been cleared all the way to runway 9L. We switched to tower, and they asked us about a report that we did not have navigation lights on. As it turned out, somehow we had managed to taxi out with no navigation or beacon lights on. Also, moments before, we had passed an aircraft opposite direction on taxiway K. As a courtesy we had turned off landing lights. As a result, we had passed the next aircraft totally unlit. No wonder he almost hit us. However, other aircraft should not have entered taxiway K until he had talked to ground control. Supplemental information from acn 394716: an air carrier cleared to cross runway 9L from runway 9R stated that he almost hit us.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING A NIGHT OP AN LR35 WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 9L. A LNDG ACR OFF RWY 9R WAS CLRED TO CROSS RWY 9L 'AND CONTACT GND ON THE OTHER SIDE.' THE LR35 DID NOT HAVE ANY LIGHTS ON AT ALL AND THE TAXIING ACR ALMOST HIT HIM AS HE ENTERED THE PARALLEL TXWY K.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 9L AT PHL. WE WERE WBOUND ON TXWY K. ANOTHER ACFT WAS CLRED BY TWR TO CROSS RWY 9L, CONTACT GND ON OTHER SIDE. AS WE PASSED HIM, HE HOLLERED ON GND THAT HE HAD ALMOST HIT US. GND CTL CONFIRMED THAT WE HAD BEEN CLRED ALL THE WAY TO RWY 9L. WE SWITCHED TO TWR, AND THEY ASKED US ABOUT A RPT THAT WE DID NOT HAVE NAV LIGHTS ON. AS IT TURNED OUT, SOMEHOW WE HAD MANAGED TO TAXI OUT WITH NO NAV OR BEACON LIGHTS ON. ALSO, MOMENTS BEFORE, WE HAD PASSED AN ACFT OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON TXWY K. AS A COURTESY WE HAD TURNED OFF LNDG LIGHTS. AS A RESULT, WE HAD PASSED THE NEXT ACFT TOTALLY UNLIT. NO WONDER HE ALMOST HIT US. HOWEVER, OTHER ACFT SHOULD NOT HAVE ENTERED TXWY K UNTIL HE HAD TALKED TO GND CTL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 394716: AN ACR CLRED TO CROSS RWY 9L FROM RWY 9R STATED THAT HE ALMOST HIT US.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.